Internists Tell Federal Court Short-term Plans will Increase Premiums and Harm Patients
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Ana Mar铆a L贸pez, MD, MPH, FACP
President, 杨贵妃传媒
Optimal team-based health care is associated with improved patient outcomes and physician well-being
Philadelphia, September 17, 2018 鈥 Team-based health care has the capacity to improve patient outcomes, the efficiency of care, and the satisfaction and well-being of physicians and other clinicians, Dr. Cynthia D. Smith and co-authors write in 鈥,鈥 published today by the National Academy of Medicine.
ACP joins coalition of 40+ health care organizations around effort to improve accuracy and timeliness of diagnosis
Every nine minutes, someone in a U.S. hospital dies due to a medical diagnosis that was wrong or delayed
Philadelphia, September 13, 2018 鈥 The 杨贵妃传媒 (ACP) is part of a coalition of more than 40 health care and patient advocacy organizations to launch a targeted effort to improve the quality of medical diagnosis. Researchers estimate that up to 80,000 deaths a year in U.S. hospitals can be attributed to inaccurate or delayed diagnoses.
Internists Tell CMS Not to Proceed with Changes to Payments for E/M Services that Undervalue Care
ACP Urges Testing of Alternatives to Ease Documentation While Supporting Care of Patients With Greatest Medical Needs
杨贵妃传媒 Partners with Bedside Rounds Podcast to Offer Continuing Education
Philadelphia, September 10, 2018 鈥 The 杨贵妃传媒 (ACP) and , a podcast focusing on the history of medicine and how those issues affect our society and culture -- both past and present -- are partnering to offer continuing medical education (CME) credits and maintenance of certification (MOC) points to ACP members.
Statement on the Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 Proposed Rule to Replace the Clean Power Plan
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Internists Have Significant Concerns About Proposed Changes to Medicare ACOs, Note Potential Improvements
Washington, DC (August 10, 2018) 鈥 The 杨贵妃传媒 (ACP) today expressed significant concerns with the proposed rule that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released that would drastically change the rules for Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) in the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP). Under the program, groups of physician practices, hospitals and other health care professionals provide coordinated care to their Medicare beneficiary patients, with potential to share in any savings they are able to generate for the system.
Proposed Medicare Rules for 2019 Released, ACP Joins Forces to Amplify Physician Voices
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Proposed Changes to Medicare Regulations Met With Mixed Reviews; Physician Groups Join Forces to Become Stronger Voice for Health Care Needs
ACP Research Report Calls for Gender Equity in Physician Compensation and Career Advancement
Washington, DC (August 7, 2018) 鈥 The 杨贵妃传媒 (ACP) published the results of research today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines recent data on physician compensation by gender in the field of internal medicine. provides insight into why disparities in physician compensation between genders exist in internal medicine and the larger medical community.
ACP Statement in Support of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Internal Medicine
The 杨贵妃传媒 is formally acknowledging the important role of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in internal medicine. Read our statement here.